Playing and Experiencing

Tolerance

Cooperation

Inspiring Environment

B38

Our B38 group opened in the autumn of 2017 for 3-4 years old children. The group is growing up with the children, therefor we will start the new school-year from September, 2019 with 2 groups, a kindergarten (3-5 years old) and a primary school (5-7 years old) in a cozy apartment, in the heart of 'Újlipótváros'.

Our main aim is to create a community of children who hold together, cooperate, and remain open-minded. Our teachers intend to fuel the children’s natural enthusiasm about exploration, support individual development, and create an inclusive environment. For this purpose, we intend to keep a low number of children within one group. We wander around in the city a lot with the children, do mini-projects, and use the English language every day. We believe that inspiring, cooperative, and joyful activities; a lot of mobility; and of course, playing freely all contribute to our children’s opportunity to discover the world according to their own interests and at their own pace.

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Our Team

Kelen Panni

Teacher

Kántor Kati

Teacher

Papp Bori

Teacher

Zsigmond Petra

Teacher

Kelen Panni

I have been a teacher at Budapest School since the summer of 2017; I am responsible for the B38 group’s professional programmes. I believe that here I have found the pedagogical, communicational, and primarily human viewpoint system which I think is currently best for educating happy and self-conscious children. Self-education has been important to me since before Budapest School: my qualifications include public education leader, developmental teacher, and mentor; I also worked for 6 years in a kindergarten which used differentiated instruction. I believe that a community works best if students, parents, and teachers all feel it as their own. This sounds simple, yet when put into practice, it is the greatest challenge of all. Since 2018, I have also been a member of another kindergarten group at BPS called Római (meaning: “Roman”). Working simultaneously in two different environments is an important experience. I have been playing competitive volleyball for 20 years, and I play the piano and the flute. The love for sports, music, and exercising regularly are all integral parts of my life. It is a mentality I wish to pass on to the children.

Cili and Zaki – my twins born in 2016 – are eager to see me come home every day.

Kántor Kati

I graduated from Apor Vilmos Catholic College as a kindergarten teacher, and I obtained my qualification as a child yoga instructor in 2018. I used to work with children in a kindergarten in the 13th district and in family day-care.

I believe in the power of singing, acting, and fairy tales: I wrote my thesis on how theatre pedagogy can help in conflict management. I regularly apply the Mese Másként (meaning: “Fairy Tales Differently”) method with the children: a set of drama games which improve the children’s imagination, empathy, and problem-solving skills. Polishing talent is important to me because I believe that every child is born with a talent, and it requires a huge emphasis to discover and develop it.

I am also the mother of a 14-year-old girl.

Papp Bori

I graduated from the Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education at ELTE as a special education teacher, specialising in surdopedagogy and logopedics. Before joining Budapest School, I used to work with children who require integrative learning and individual special education. During university, I would often hold sensitising training courses with the Committee of Equal Opportunities at ELTE, which has contributed greatly to my professional development. It is my great passion to acquaint children with natural sciences, organise STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) activities, and introduce them to programming. Besides English, I also speak Japanese and French. In my free time, I play the bass in a band, and I experiment with both traditional and digital arts.

Zsigmond Petra

I graduated from the Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education at ELTE as a special education teacher, specialising in surdopedagogy and somatopedagogy. Before Budapest School, I used to work in a special kindergarten where I helped children of reduced mobility as per my area of expertise.

I believe it is essential for children from an early age to have the opportunity to come to know the world and explore it freely. I often lead mobility training activities in the kindergarten to help improve the children’s motor, sensory, and cognitive skills. Furthermore, since cooking is my passion, I love making various delicacies together with the group. In my free time, I like doing crafts, painting, drawing, and I am passionate about learning digital art techniques.